It's almost reached the point where whatever Dick Cheney says doesn't annoy. Almost.

He's still resolute. In an interview with ABC aired this week, he pointed to the successes in Iraq (Saddam out, elections, a constitution). The reporter, Jonathan Karl, seemed intimidated and failed to press him on the key point:

The goal wasn't to have elections. The goal was stability in the region and a diminution of forces hostile to the U.S. Has that been accomplished?